Child Health
Our Health Visitor provides support to parents and carers for children from birth to starting school.
The Health Visitor is notified as soon as pregnancy is confirmed and visits the expectant mother at around 32 weeks gestation, providing advice and support.
After your baby is born the Health Visitor will visit you at home several times in the first few weeks. You can then attend clinic or request visits for ongoing support.
An 8-week postnatal mother and baby check will be arranged with your GP and initial immunisations can be given (see below).
The Health Visitor's role is to offer support, advice and a listening ear to you and your family. Areas they can help with include:
- breastfeeding
- sleep
- weaning/feeding
- post-natal depression and parental well-being
- parenting
- behaviour management and
- with you, assessing your child’s development.
Development assessments are offered at 6- 8 weeks, 4 months, 7-9 months and 2 years 3 months.
Baby Clinics are held on the second Thursday of each month between 9.30 and 11.00 am. There are 30 minute appointments available to book.
Please see the schedule for child immunisations.
If you have any questions or concerns about your child having immunisations, please contact the Health Visitor or Practice Nurses.
Useful websites
Healthier Together
Child Development Information
NHS Birth to Five
Meningitis B Vaccine